The Ricky Nelson Story
1999
91 Min
Synopsis
This entertaining, fictionalized account of teen heartthrob Ricky Nelson’s life follows his meteoric rise to fame in the 1950s, his battles with his father and his own personal demons, and his untimely death in a 1985 plane crash. Directed by Sturla Gunnarsson, this film stars Jamey Sheridan, Sara Botsford, Anthony Lemke, and Gregory Calpakis as the teen idol.
Director
Sturla Gunnarsson
Sturla Gunnarsson (born 1951) is a Canadian film director. Gunnarsson was born in Iceland in 1951. He moved to Vancouver, British Columbia, with his parents when he was seven years old. As he grew up he became interested in filmmaking and went to the University of British Columbia where he completed undergraduate studies in English literature and graduate work in film studies. Part of the graduate program requires the production of a film. His, A Day Much Like the Others, went on to win top honours at the Canadian Student Film Festival and the European Student Film Festival. It was also screened at the Museum of Modern Art.
With his formal education behind him, Sturla moved to Toronto and worked initially at the National Film Board (NFB). His first NFB project, After the Axe, received an Academy Award nomination for Best Documentary Feature. He has since won a number of awards including Emmy Award, Genie Award and Gemini Awards, a Prix Italia, and the Prix Villes de Cannes… read more
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